Doctoral student
New York University
Center for Neural Science
Department of Psychology

B.A. in Intensive Psychology, University of California at Santa Cruz (2009)

E-mail: catherine.woods{at} gmail.com



Lab Experience: 
2009-2011 - Dr. Patricia Janak, UCSF Neuropharmacology Lab - Research Assistant
·      Investigating the neural pathways behind context-induced ethanol seeking.
·      Investigating the ability to compare and update the value of cues associated with different rewards.
2009 - Dr. Donald Smith, UCSC Environmental Toxicology - Undergraduate Researcher
·      Investigating the effects of neonatal manganese exposure.
2008-2009 - Dr. Travis Seymour, UCSC Cognitive Modeling Lab - Undergraduate Researcher
·      Investigating individual differences in multitasking abilities. 
2006 - Dr. Bruce Bridgeman, UCSC Perception Lab - Undergraduate Researcher
·      Investigating the functionality of microsaccades. 
2005 - Dr. Joel Kramer, UCSF Memory and Aging Center - Volunteer
·      Investigating the rate of forgetting in Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia and Alzheimer's disease. 

Publications and Posters:
·      Chaudhri, N., Sahuque, L. L., Woods, C., Gill, T. M., Janak, P. H. Functionally disconnecting the basolateral amygdala and nucleus accumbens core: effects on context-induced renewal of alcohol seeking in rats. POSTER. Society for Neuroscience 2010.
·      Bridgeman, Bruce, Gaunt, Joshua, Plumb, Evelyn, Quan, Joshua, Chiu, Eric, & Woods, Catherine. (2008). A test of sensorimotor account of vision and visual perception. Perception, 37, pp.811-814.
·      Racine, Caroline, Wetzel, Margaret & Woods, Catherine. The Role of the Entorhinal Cortex in Memory. POSTER. International Neuropsychological Society 2007.
·      Carey, Catherine L. & Woods, Catherine. Deficient Switching Underlies Verbal Fluency Impairment in Frontotemporal Dementia. POSTER. International Neuropsychological Society 2007.